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...Xuan Ming ignored her shock, his gaze sweeping over the Imperial City below as he continued, "The situation here is completely different from the Douluo Continent. spirit tools are the foundation of society, and the Spirit Master system is also self-contained. Your eight-ring Spirit Douluo cultivation is considered a powerful force here. As long as you don't actively provoke top-tier powers, you'll be safe."
After speaking, he took Liu Erlong and flickered again, appearing directly inside a magnificent and heavily guarded palace.
The guards in the palace were startled by the sudden appearance of the two, but then recognized Xuan Ming. They immediately knelt on one knee in respectful salute, not daring to show the slightest neglect.
Soon, the Sun Moon Empire Emperor, having received the news, rushed over, surrounded by his ministers and imperial Spirit Masters.
The Emperor was a dignified middle-aged man. Seeing Xuan Ming, he immediately bowed respectfully, his attitude extremely humble: "Your Excellency has graced us with your presence, forgive us for not greeting you sooner! May I ask what your Excellency commands?"
Xuan Ming pointed to Liu Erlong, who was still somewhat dazed beside him, and said concisely, "This is my friend, Liu Erlong. She is new to the Sun Moon Continent and unfamiliar with this place. Arrange a suitable residence for her, provide necessary conveniences, and ensure she can live peacefully here."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately turned his gaze to Liu Erlong, a warm and solemn smile appearing on his face: "So it is Your Excellency's friend! Madam Liu, please rest assured, I will make all the arrangements! During your stay in our country, all expenses will be borne by the imperial Family. You will not experience any inconvenience!"
He immediately instructed his Chief Eunuch to prepare the most luxurious palace residence for Liu Erlong, equip it with a full complement of servants and guards, and grant her the identity token of an imperial guest, entitling her to numerous privileges.
Liu Erlong watched this scene unfold, feeling as if she were dreaming.
The Emperor of an entire continent was so respectful in front of Xuan Ming? And she, an "outsider," instantly received the highest level of courtesy?
Xuan Ming saw that the arrangements were almost complete and said to Liu Erlong, "The basic settlement is done. What you want to do specifically, you can decide later. The rules here are different from the Douluo Continent; adapt slowly."
He paused, looking at Liu Erlong's still somewhat dazed eyes, and finally said, "Live well. A new life has just begun."
"Don't die."
After speaking, Xuan Ming's figure rippled like water, then completely vanished from the spot, leaving no trace.
Liu Erlong stood rooted, feeling the completely unfamiliar surroundings, looking at the respectful Sun Moon Emperor and his ministers before her, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Shock, bewilderment, a hint of unease, but more, a sense of relief after breaking free from shackles and... a vague anticipation for the future.
She took a deep breath of the air unique to the Sun Moon Continent, tinged with a faint energy, and clenched her fists.
Yes, a new life has begun. This time, she would live only for herself.
That brat Xuan Ming... although his words were still as sharp as ever, this time, he truly gave her a chance at Rebirth... Half a year later, Spirit City.
Xuan Ming stood at the highest point of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, overlooking the city that had completely transformed. Two years had passed, his Fifth Trial, "Reshaping Order," was still ongoing, and Bibi Dong's Asura God Eighth Trial had also reached its final stage.
Poseidon's Divine Thought had sent news not long ago—Bo Saixi was in the final sprint of the Sea God Legacy and would be unreachable during this time.
At the same time, Qian Renxue had completed her Angel Eighth Trial and was about to begin her final Ninth Trial.
The reforms of the Spirit Empire over the past few years, under Bibi Dong's iron fist and the spirit tool technology provided by Xuan Ming, had initially gotten on track.
However, a core problem remained unresolved: the long-term storage of spirit rings.
Xuan Ming had successfully mastered the technique of forcibly stripping spirit rings, but stripped spirit rings were extremely unstable and would quickly dissipate.
Existing spirit tool technology, even the top-tier storage spirit tools from the Sun Moon Empire, could not preserve spirit rings for long periods, let alone safely store spirit rings stripped from others for later use.
The key to solving this problem lay in a higher level of power—divine force, or pure Power Of Faith.
Both of these powers possessed the characteristics of stabilizing rules and endowing "existence" with "concepts," which were fundamental to maintaining the form of spirit rings without dissipating.
Bibi Dong was busy with her own Godly Trial. Asura God Power and Rakshasa Divine Power were inherently biased towards destruction and chaos, making them extremely incompatible with the storage needs for "stability" and "order." Moreover, she seemed to intentionally push this matter onto Qian Renxue.
Xuan Ming felt a burst of speechlessness at this.
He could roughly guess Bibi Dong's intentions. It was nothing more than hoping to find an important position for Qian Renxue in the affairs of the Spirit Empire, to give her something to care about, something to achieve, perhaps to ease the almost irreconcilable relationship between mother and daughter, and between Qian Renxue and him.
"Why bother..." Xuan Ming sighed inwardly.
He had long since clarified things with Qian Renxue. Their positions were opposed, their ideals clashed, and the seeds of hatred had long been deeply planted.
Letting her hate him, having a clear goal to pursue and surpass, might not be a bad thing for her.
It was better than letting her be at a loss, living in a daze.
Of course, Qian Renxue would most likely not be in a daze; she would never give up the struggle for the "ownership" of the Spirit Empire.
But in Xuan Ming's view, the current Spirit Empire was already vastly different from the past Spirit Hall.
The past Spirit Hall's core was its powerful Spirit Master legion and its monopoly on faith.
Now, the advantage of the Spirit Master legion had been greatly diminished in the face of Xuan Ming's absolute martial power and spirit tool technology.
The Empire's system, philosophy, and development direction had been jointly subverted by Bibi Dong and him, focusing more on people's livelihoods, technological popularization, and the reconstruction of order, bearing almost no resemblance to the past Spirit Hall, which was high and mighty and rampant with privilege.
If one had to say it inherited anything, it was only in name.
In reality, the Spirit Empire was more like a completely new product jointly created by Bibi Dong and him, half of which was Bibi Dong's iron-fisted rule and reformist will, and the other half was the spirit tool technology and transcendent ideas he brought.
What did the Six-Winged Angel Family contribute to this, besides a symbolic "sacred" title?
They were like the old nobles of the Two Great Empires, clinging to past glory, completely out of step with the Empire's new direction.
To ask Qian Renxue, who was born standing among the clouds and whose eyes only saw her Family's glory and personal obsession, to understand and participate in the management of such a complex and new Empire?
Xuan Ming was deeply skeptical of this.
Could she understand the demands of the common people? Could she empathize with ordinary people struggling to survive?
She probably only saw power and the glory belonging to the "Angel."
But Bibi Dong insisted on it. Xuan Ming could only accept it reluctantly.
At least, giving Qian Renxue something proper to do might make her cause less trouble, though he didn't hold much hope for it.
With a heavy and unexpectant heart, Xuan Ming once again arrived outside the Hall of Worship after many years.
The hall's exterior was still heavily guarded, with several veteran Spirit Hall Priests standing like statues. When they saw Xuan Ming's figure, although a hint of fear flashed in their eyes, they still bravely stood in front of the hall door, attempting to maintain their last shred of dignity.
This time, Xuan Ming didn't even bother to look at them. With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, an extreme cold instantly spread, freezing the Priests and the space around them into crystalline ice sculptures, without even a ripple of spirit power being stirred.
He sensed that Qian Daoliu's majestic and sacred aura was not within the hall, which meant that the final ceremony of the Angel Legacy had likely already begun.
Qian Daoliu, the High Priest of the Angel Family, was probably somewhere preparing for his fated sacrifice.
Xuan Ming took a step, and his figure had already passed through the main hall, arriving before the solemn Seraphim statue in the deepest part.
The statue emitted a soft yet majestic golden glow, but in Xuan Ming's perception, there was an extremely hidden spatial node beneath the statue, which only beings at the Divine Rank could vaguely detect.
Beyond the node should be the Secret Realm of Legacy left by the God of Angels.
Qian Renxue should be in that Secret Realm, undergoing her final transformation.